This. The Chiefs are projected to draft an OL every. single. year. without fail. It makes absolutely no sense, but every year it's someone. Joeckel or Fisher this year. DeCastro last year. Carimi the year before. And who can forget Bryan Bulaga 5th overall?

Why do I feel the Chiefs are going to draft an OT #1 overall because it's cheaper than signing Brandon Albert to a long term deal??

Because they are. I thought that was pretty clear from the get-go. They are spending the 1st pick on a discounted side-grade. Let's hope the Jags don't make the same mistake at 2 with Monroe heading into his contract year.

Because they are. I thought that was pretty clear from the get-go. They are spending the 1st pick on a discounted side-grade. Let's hope the Jags don't make the same mistake at 2 with Monroe heading into his contract year.

This is exactly how I feel. If the past few months are any indication, I'm so glad that KC hired Dorsey before the Packers could promote the guy to be Thompson's successor.

Refer to page eleven of this thread from nearly four months ago and I can say "I told you so!"

Unless, of course, they don't take Joeckel or trade down. I don't believe taking Fisher will qualify for an "I told you so!"

I'm still interested to see what happens. I'm wondering if the Chiefs don't just stiff the Fins and have Albert and Fisher as the bookends and see if they can work out a more reasonable long-term deal. After last year's disaster with OL injuries in Philly, I could totally see Andy pushing for having both guys on the roster.

I know this will cue the "RTs aren't worth a #1 pick!" crowd, but after thinking about it for a while, I can't say why you should take another position that you don't need if you truly feel like the RT is the best player in the entire draft.

I just hope they stand firm with the Fins, because if we trade Albert for less than a 2nd, I'll be pissed (not that anyone at 1 Arrowhead Drive will care).

I'm glad PFF is starting to show us data that backs up what I've been saying for the past 2 years: LT is the most overrated position in football.

When you look at qb pressures, there is no correlation that having a stud LT will have any impact on the amount of pressures on a qb. Pressure comes from everywhere, bc defenses move their pass rushers around.

It's more important to have a strong interior OL than it is to have a stud LT. He's way overpriced and can be rendered useless by simply moving your pass rushers to the middle and right side of the LOS.

So have fun with a mediocre qb and stud LT KC. That blueprint has worked wonders lately.

It's more important to have a strong interior OL than it is to have a stud LT. He's way overpriced and can be rendered useless by simply moving your pass rushers to the middle and right side of the LOS.

This is the approach the Saints have taken while having Drew Brees and it has paid off big time. The biggest thing is avoiding pressure in the face, rather than off the edge.

This is the approach the Saints have taken while having Drew Brees and it has paid off big time. The biggest thing is avoiding pressure in the face, rather than off the edge.

Absolutely. Think about it, when you talk about edge pressure, you have means of stopping it externally outside the OTs. You have TEs who can stay and block, or chip, same with RBs. You can slide the OGs.

When we talk about interior pressure, it's entirely up to the OGs and C to protect the gut. They're on an island of sorts as a collective unit.

And here's the thing that many people are missing. The way defenses stretch OLs out horizontally now, your OG has to be just as quick in space as your OTs. If I go wide 9 and stretch the OT wide enough that I have basically turned the OG into another OT with a lot of space btw his outside shoulder and the OT, I've essentially created another lane for my interior pass rusher to use outside speed to beat his man with.

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<+BOE> Scott, with Burfict's character concerns (whether legit or not) you think Pioli would draft him. :D
<+ScottWright> Why not. Baldwin does need a sparring partner...

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What's with the hate on Ricky Stanzi? Those youtube clips of him with the hulk hogan theme music instantly make him better than Luck.

For the record, I completely agree about LT being extremely overrated. Give me a pass rusher or a QB with the first pick.. but it isn't up to me.

I saw a really awful stat last night, something like: the 6 years before Joe Thomas was drafted, the Browns were 33-60.. the 6 years after? 30-63.

But since my team is making a mistake, I need to try to feel as upbeat and positive about it as possible. Or something. Ugh.

I wouldn't say left tackles are overrated per se. But, if you don't have a good QB, they are worthless. It's like paying a former Navy Seal to protect your garage that contains a 1997 Chevy Cavalier.

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Brilliant letting one of Scott Pioli's henchmen have his own team to ruin. One of the premier GM jobs in the NFL and it gets handed to a stupid **** who makes three facepalm moves for every good one. Awesome. Just like handing a new Mercedes to a 16 year old girl who's already been in three wrecks.

It's easy to point at the Browns record and say Joe Thomas hasn't had an impact on their record. However, the Browns would be much worse off had they passed on Joe Thomas at #3 for the best available quarterback (Brady Quinn), pass rusher (Gaines Adams), defensive tackle (Adam Carriker), or offensive guard (Ben Grubbs). Sometimes, you just have to take the best player. The Browns didn't go 30-63 in the last six years because they drafted Joe Thomas. They went 30-63 because they don't have a quarterback and wasted numerous other 1st and 2nd round picks.

It's easy to point at the Browns record and say Joe Thomas hasn't had an impact on their record. However, the Browns would be much worse off had they passed on Joe Thomas at #3 for the best available quarterback (Brady Quinn), pass rusher (Gaines Adams), defensive tackle (Adam Carriker), or offensive guard (Ben Grubbs). Sometimes, you just have to take the best player. The Browns didn't go 30-63 in the last six years because they drafted Joe Thomas. They went 30-63 because they don't have a quarterback and wasted numerous other 1st and 2nd round picks.

I don't disagree with you, but that wasn't the point. The point was that OTs just don't have a HUGE impact on wins or losses.. at least not enough to warrant them being considered a "premium" position in the NFL today. Do they help you win? Yes. Are they as important as people make them out to be? Absolutely not.